Time Skip

Ages:

Loki is 29

Kelda is 27

Haiden Loki is four ½ months

Katarina is 25

Chapter 10

A few weeks later, Loki paced his rooms before heading to the balcony and watching the sky. He was so very bored then Kelda came in grinning, "Loki! I have something for you my love." Loki looked at her, "What do you have Kelda and where is our son?" He asked. "That is the surprise love!" She turned and lifted him up. "Can you show daddy your new trick?" She asked. He was holding a ball in his little hand. He shook it before throwing it down. Loki smiled at his son, "That's my smart little boy." He said. Haiden burbled and laughed clapping his little hands. "Do you want to play with daddy Haiden while Mommy goes out with Katarina?" Kelda asked. Haiden bounced and reached his arms out towards his daddy. "Da-da." Haiden said still reaching for his daddy. Loki felt tears streaming down his cheeks as he looked at Kelda, "Did you hear that my love Haiden said his first word." He said happily. Loki grinned and Kelda smiled at him, "That he did my love." She said.

"Da-da, da-da, Da-da." Haiden kept saying so Kelda him down and he crawled to his daddy. Loki sat down on the floor and he held out his arms so his son could crawl into his lap. He crawled into his daddy's lap and Loki picked up his son and hugged him close. Kelda came over and kissed Loki and her son, "I will be back later you two have fun." She said. Loki smiled at her, "We will be here." He said and he and Kelda waved good-bye to each other, "Say bye-bye to mommy." Loki said. Haiden waved, "bye-bye ma-ma." He said.

"Awe, bye-bye baby, you be good daddy now. Mommy will be back later with a surprise for you and daddy." She said. Kelda gave one last wave goodbye before heading out the door. Loki looked around for something to entertain his little son. Toys? No he didn't have any. Besides what place do blocks and stuff toys have in a man's room? He made his way over to the book shelf. He tripped on a toy stuffed bilgesnipe. He groaned and righted himself before getting to the shelves. Haiden crawled over and began happily chewing on the horns of the toy. Loki looked along the shelves and shook his head most of these would bore him. Then he remembered a Midgardian collection of plays he enjoyed to read. He pulled the volume out and set it on the bed. He took his son in his arms then moved to the bed. He set him down in his lap and began to the read the tale of the Prince of Denmark. Haiden laughed at the voices his Da-da used.

"Is that funny baby?" Loki asked laughing. Then he saw that his son was yawning. "Awe is my sweet little boy sleepy? Let daddy check your diaper and then we can take a nap together." He said. Haiden rubbed his eyes with a pudgy fist and frowned. Then Loki checked his son's diaper, but it was just wet so he changed his little boy's diaper and then he and Haiden laid down on the bed and Loki placed his baby boy on his chest, right when Haiden's little head touched his daddy's chest he fell fast to sleep and then Loki too fell asleep.

After she had said her goodbyes she made her way to where Katarina was waiting for her. Kelda saw her friend waiting by the stables. Calder was saddled along with Katarina's mare Kára. Katarina waved, "Ready?" She asked. "Yes." Kelda said and they mounted their horses and then they rode off. "Anywhere you wish to go my friend?" She asked. Katarina had an idea, "Say…Kelda how do you feel about going to a festival?" She asked. "That sounds fun. I just wish that Loki could go too." Kelda said sadly. "Maybe someday he will, but now he has some time with his son. Speaking of the little one how is he?" Katarina asked. "He is wonderful. Can you believe it he said his first word today?" Kelda said happily. Katarina grinned, "He is so big now! The little dear. What was his first word?" She asked. "He said da-da." Kelda said. "I bet that made Loki so happy?" Katarina asked. "Yes it did. I am so glad that Loki heard it." Kelda said. "How is Loki doing Kelda?" Katarina asked. "I think he is going a little stir crazy being stuck in his rooms. He doesn't think I notices, but he wants to get out so badly. I feel so sorry for him. I just wish there was something I could do to help him feel better." Kelda said. "I know, but at least he is out of the dungeon." Katarina said. Kelda nodded, "Yes. That is a good thing." She said, "But we can't go out and do things as a family and I know that hurts Loki so much." Kelda said. Katarina nodded sadly, "He does seem to have cabin fever…but he is doing well. Maybe I can convince Thor to let Loki out one day a year." She said.

"Really Kat, do you think you can do that for my Loki?" Kelda asked hopeful that it would work. "I will most certainly try my friend. I don't know if Loki will be this kind if given a few more years in that room blocked off from the world." Katarina said. "Loki is not unkind he was made to do awful things to protect me and our son." Kelda said. "I meant no offense my friend. A man's mind becomes not his own when he is kept from the world." Katarina said. "I-I don't want to lose him again." Kelda said her voice shaking. Katarina pulled Kára to a slow stop, "My friend…I would rather lose my tongue then to see that happened to you." She said seriously. Kelda leans over and she gives her friend a hug. Katarina pulled back, "Now let's get our festival on!" She said grinning. Kelda nodded and they headed towards the festival. Katarina jumped off her Kára at the edge of the town and tossed a coin to a young boy before leading her friend into the town following the lively music.